Originally posted by ladymuck
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Anyone who has 'went perm', how has it been?
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostI've not heard anything good about contracting in IB. If you're not part of the old boy's club, it can be very much a bunch of snarky insiders who will obstruct you at every turn. Yeah the pay can be excellent but be prepared to have no life and be treated like tulip.
By contrast, retail banking can be ok if you're in the right team with decent management support but they have no money so everything is stuck together with sticky tape and bluetac.
Retail seemed very much a case of "we've always done it this way, no matter how wrong it is" with no desire to improve. Using SQL Server 2005 in 2017, etc. with a mad scramble to get it upgraded (but only to 2008.....) and an illusion that Excel as a reporting tool won't get you audit points.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostProper Blu Tack, or a cheap off brand alternative?Comment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostRetail seemed very much a case of "we've always done it this way, no matter how wrong it is" with no desire to improve.Comment
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Originally posted by PCTNN View PostAnd is this a bad thing for contractors? This way of working is what makes 6 months projects last for 18 months; it's what fattens up our warchests and pays off our mortgages.
Attracts permietractors who spend all they earn and go bankrupt when the gig suddenly endsComment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostOr...
Attracts permietractors who spend all they earn and go bankrupt when the gig suddenly ends
Know a guy, ex colleague, who was on £475 a day for 24 months; didn't save one penny, his contract didn't get renewed just after he got tied in a 12 month lease for a very expensive house. The poor guy had to take a 30k a year permie salary and take out several wonga loans to get him to his next paycheck.
Not the sharpest tool in the shed, aka your typical front-end devComment
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Originally posted by PCTNN View PostAnd is this a bad thing for contractors? This way of working is what makes 6 months projects last for 18 months; it's what fattens up our warchests and pays off our mortgages.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostOnly for those of us who take pride in our work.Comment
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Originally posted by PCTNN View Postthat's just for those who have nothing outside of work to take pride inComment
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